Hardcover Books

The rate of interracial marriage in the United States has steadily increased: One in six new marriages now crosses racial or ethnic lines. Yet these partnerships are not always embraced or even accepted by families, friends, and society. Within families, issues ranging from food...

This devotional beautifully captures the heart of what sports can teach us, not merely about competition but about purpose, faith, and the strength of the human spirit. -- Jackie Joyner-Kersee, six-time Olympic medalistDiscover your ultimate playbook for faith and athletics with In Season, a...

Did you know that increasing wind speeds are not toppling trees - but fierce competition is? Or that deforesting without a bulldozer is difficult in many climates? Here we explore the world's trees and forests, challenging established perspectives on fundamental questions: why do trees...

Lead with integrity. Lead with vision. Lead with the Spirit.Leadership is one of the greatest needs--and opportunities--of our generation. We live in a time often described as a leadership crisis. In business, government, education, and the church, the cry is the same: Where are...

Maxim, a budding writer seeking true freedom, moves to Calabasas and quickly becomes entangled in the opulent and magical world of Candace Winters, the enigmatic "Calabasas Countess." He finds himself a guest in her lavish back house, drawn into her circle of socialites and...

Pay to Play is the astonishing true story of Stephen L. Keller, a brash young entrepreneur who took on the ruthless insurance industry at its most inhumane. In the shadow of the AIDS crisis, when insurers routinely denied coverage to the terminally ill, Keller...

Days of Lavender is a contemporary poetry collection by Seattle writer Walter Red that traces rebirth in the wake of loss. Blending ritual, confession, and lyrical meditation, the book explores grief, tenderness, and the slow return of hope.Written as both ritual and confession, this...

Death Songs: Ten Years Later marks the rebirth of Walter Red's first book-once written in isolation, now revived in gratitude. Through love letters, elegies, and confessional verse, this deluxe edition reframes the original work as a testament to survival and the quiet courage of...

After Eleanor Kirov loses both a baby and her marriage, she and her father decide to leave Paterson, New Jersey, to run an inherited tea plantation in South Carolina. Ready for a change, an adventure, and to take her mind off the past, Eleanor...

When faith, psychology, and story reveal the hidden pattern of growth.The Bones of Tomorrow argues that life does not unfold in a straight line but in three movements: Becoming, Belonging, and Blessing. This is not a metaphor but a deeply human pattern, tested against...

Immerse yourself in a poignant collection of poetry that captures the quiet wisdom and profound beauty of life. In this lyrical exploration, Gabriel Seawall invites readers to listen to the whispers of the trees, sharing their silent soliloquies about love, loss, and the passage...

A 90-day self-discovery journal for building clarity, conviction, and self-trust. Created by board-certified physician, author, and founder, Dr. Lilian Ebuoma, this guided tool helps you realign with your next level through daily prompts and reflective structure. Start your 90-day journey-become undeniable.Author: Lilian O. EbuomaISBN-13:...

Americans have participated in the ballot box from the Founding Era to the present day. By combining historical background with current debates, it highlights both progress and persistent barriers to fuller democratic participation. Presented in an accessible dictionary-style format, the book defines and explains...

Kai is called by the mana of the sea to help a young sea turtle. A heartfelt tale to make a difference for our oceans and sea turtles.Whisked away to Hawai'i's North Shore, she discovers the magic and beauty beneath the waves.With the help...

The definitive guide to the lost, lamented titans of American recordings studios. Record Plant. Stax. The Automatt. Caribou Ranch. These and other legendary American recording studios are no longer standing, but their legacies and distinctive sounds live on in countless stories and classic recordings,...

Benjamin Tucker has spent his life chasing words, from simple boyhood dreams of adventure to a manuscript that could finally make his name. But behind every page lies the memory of a woman who believed and inspired him that was stolen away by war....

After the events of The Last Pendragon, Elizabeth is left shell-shocked and alone. Waking after nearly dying, she finds both men who hold a special place in her heart, fighting for their lives. Leaving her feeling alone and helpless.Determined to help, she is guided...

The long-awaited follow-up to The Resurrectionist, this gorgeously illustrated volume continues the story of Dr. Spencer Black. Genius. Healer. Madman. Destroyer.Once, a gifted surgeon believed he could cure all illness with quick strokes of his knife, that he could create perfection in the human...

A fascinating exploration of how our understanding of artificial intelligence has evolved across centuries as depicted through the stories and media we create. Humans have always dreamed of creating intelligent life. From the earliest legends of Talos to the droids of Star Wars, artificial...

Author: Xiaogang LiISBN-10: 9819648939ISBN-13: 9789819648931Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2025Pages: 350Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.50lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d

Author: Apoorva S. ShastriISBN-10: 9819524563ISBN-13: 9789819524563Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2025Pages: 261Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.24lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d

Author: Vijai SinghISBN-10: 9819522269ISBN-13: 9789819522262Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/25/2025Pages: 373Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.58lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.88d

Author: Bingyu LiuISBN-10: 9819521564ISBN-13: 9789819521562Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/29/2025Pages: 232Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.17lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d

Author: Prashant ShuklaISBN-10: 9819503280ISBN-13: 9789819503285Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/2025Pages: 347Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.51lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d

Mesmerizingly real and powerfully sensual, Her Wild Body follows Eleanor as she escapes her heteronormative life for a true shot at love and independence with the woman of her dreams. Eleanor is a woman of two worlds. In one, she is a giving wife,...

This book offers a comprehensive examination of the status and roles of women within the socio-economic framework of the Achaemenid Empire. Drawing primarily on the Persepolis Fortification and Treasury Archives, it foregrounds the documentary evidence as a lens through which the lives, labor, and...

How did premodern Muslim scholars of rhetoric and exegesis interpret ambiguous verses in the Qur'an, particularly those suggesting anthropomorphism? This book explores how the rhetorical device tawriya, or "double entendre," came to serve as a hermeneutical tool for resolving or accommodating ambiguity in the...

Plant Biology is reaching an extraordinary degree of complexity, especially due to late technological advances. Integration from the molecular to the whole plant level of the mechanisms governing growth and developmental processes provides a better and an increasingly diverse vision of the functioning of...

Author: Fabiana Di CiaccioISBN-10: 3032123399ISBN-13: 9783032123398Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/03/2026Pages: 420Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.71lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d

Microfluidizer is a highly advanced version of a high pressure homogenizer that has gained significant research attention over last decade. This processing technology has found broad applications in food products like dairy, fruits and vegetables, cereals, meat and poultry and in the formation and...

The very best men's watches produced over the last three decades, illustrated through sumptuous photographs. Presented in a luxurious XL format and features watches from brands including Rolex, Vacheron-Constantin, Patek-Philippe, Bréguet, Blancpain, A Lange & Söhne, Richard Mille, and Audemars Piguet and many more....

What if Thanksgiving dinner with Grandma and Grandpa couldn't happen?The brothers are fighting. The car won't start. Mom's swamped with work. No food is ready for Grandma's table.It looks like the holiday might be ruined...But not if the Four Brothers have anything to say...

Mirror of My World: Reflections on an Undiagnosed Autistic Childhood in the 1980s and 90sby Christian Karen BermanA heartfelt and unfiltered journey into memory, Mirror of My World captures what it was like to grow up in the 1980s and 90s as a bright,...

Join clever, determined Bella on a heartwarming swapping adventure in Bella Grows a Bicycle! Starting with a tiny seed and a big dream, Bella sets out to trade her way toward a shiny new bicycle, learning important lessons with every exchange. As she moves...

Do you keep sabotaging yourself just when success is within reach?You know what to do to improve your life, but somehow you keep falling back into the same limiting patterns. The problem isn't lack of willpower or knowledge - it's that you're running perfectly...

A groundbreaking reassessment of the Jewish court tale, a genre that shaped Second Temple literature and theology. Andrew D. Knight-Messenger brings fresh insight to narratives featuring Jewish figures navigating foreign royal courts, from Daniel and Esther to lesser-known stories preserved in the Dead Sea...

Retirement is a dirty word. But It shouldn't be. Join Brian Moore to get the most out of this crucial period of your life, and make your Second Half really count. When it comes to retirement, many of us can be apprehensive to start...

"Let's lift our voices." Whether you have been a fan since Poker Face in 2008 or fell in love with Mother Monster through Chromatica or Mayhem, all Little Monsters know that Lady Gaga's words of wisdom can help us all find self-love, creativity and...

Never back down, never give up! The Stream Team may have saved millions of people from becoming "Glitched," but the game is far from over. The epic, action-packed adventure continues in this highly anticipated sequel from Fortnite legend NickEh30 and New York Times bestselling...

Breaks new ground by showing how women in prison and their families interact through prison boundaries Although women make up only 7% of the overall prison population in the US, their numbers are rising faster than men's, and yet little research has been done...

A daring novel that shocked the Jazz Age-and still burns with truth today.In Bad Girl, Viña Delmar rips the glittering mask off 1920s romance and exposes the real heartbeat of a generation caught between desire, convention, and survival. In roaring-era New York City, a...

In this book, leading commentators explore the new concept of 'crisis governance constitutionalism' in order to better understand how the EU is changed by times of crisis management. European integration has become controversial due to the many crises: Brexit, the pandemic, migrations, energy crisis,...

Explores the diverse applications of narrative in law beyond the courtroom, from client-lawyer interactions to legal decisions Once regarded by law professors as serving an ornamental purpose in legal argumentation, narrative has gained an increasingly prominent role in legal scholarship. Yet while scholars have...

An essential guide to understanding classic and contemporary crime films Under the Gun provides a systematic and sophisticated criminological perspective to bear on crime films. The book provides a fresh way of looking at cinema, using the concepts and analytical tools of criminology to...

A riveting current history of the Kurdish rebel PKK group Aliza Marcus' new book tells the remarkable story of Kurdish revolution in the Middle East led by the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party)--the rebel group whose insurgency in Turkey has impacted countries, conflicts, and Kurdish...

Explores the Christian-theological foundations of modern social justice movements and how they've shaped contemporary debates on climate, race, and gender From Pope Francis's call to "repent for ecological sins" to murals depicting George Floyd in the Virgin Mary's arms, Christian motifs have permeated contemporary...

A critical examination of how value-neutral policy fails patients with anorexia nervosa, and what anorexia can teach us about liberal autonomy. Reconsidering and reframing autonomy through the lived experiences of individuals with anorexia nervosa, Relational Agents and Autonomy challenges our current perspectives on personal...

This book examines how informal learning pedagogy is understood, implemented and experienced in music education. It highlights the benefits and challenges facing the approach in practice, over twenty years after Lucy Green's seminal How Popular Musicians Learn first established these ideas. The book draws...

This re-telling of the popular Korean folktale Byeol Ju Bu Jeon is full of humor and hijinks you won't want to miss! Meet Tokki. He's a rabbit who lives in the forest. Tokki loves reading books and eating strawberries. And, more than anything, Tokki...

When a family's menorah accidentally breaks, a golem comes to life to save Chanukah in this heartwarming and fun-filled modern Jewish picture book. As Chanukah draws near, Jewish children around the neighborhood light candles and turn lumps of clay into twirling dreidels--except for one...